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Author Worthing, Mark William.

Title God, creation, and contemporary physics / Mark William Worthing.

Publication Info. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [1996]
©1996

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  261.55 W932G    Check Shelf
Description vii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series Theology and the sciences
Theology and the sciences.
Contents 1. Physics and theology in historical perspective. From the dawn of modern science to Kepler -- From the Baconian compromise to the "war" between science and religion -- The rise of modern physics: from Einstein to the big bang -- Current attitudes and relationship between science and theology. 2. Does God exist? Traditional arguments for the existence of God: from Aristotle to the present -- The design argument and contemporary physics -- The cosmological argument and contemporary physics -- Who is the god of the physicists?. 3. Did God create the universe out of nothing? Creation out of nothing in biblical and theological perspective -- Does contemporary physics point to an original creation? -- Creation out of nothing: early models -- Creation out of nothing: quantum wave-fluctuation models -- Creatio ex nihilo without God?. 4. Is God still active in the universe?. What is continuing creation? -- Continuing creation as divine sustenance -- Modern physics and the providence of God -- Modern physics and the providence of God -- Modern physics and special providence -- The problem of evil. 5. Can God survive the consummation of the universe? Eschatology as emerging scientific discipline -- Open or closed universe? -- The challenge of Christian eschatology in light of modern cosmology -- Christian eschatology and open cosmological models -- Christian eschatology and closed cosmological models. 6. Summary and conclusions. The impact of modern physics and cosmology on the theological discussion of God -- The continuing dialogue between physics and theology: guidlines and suggestions.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-254) and index.
Subject Physics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Cosmology.
God.
God -- Proof.
Creation.
Providence and government of God.
End of the world.
ISBN 080062906X alkaline paper
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